Primary Wave Music is the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world. The Archiving & Assets Associate will be responsible for assisting with, organizing, and marketing the company's portfolio of iconic music rights, ensuring all owned assets and projects are properly managed and cataloged.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the delivery, quality control, and management of all owned media and marketing assets to both internal and external partners
- Responsible for ingesting, onboarding, and organizing assets, including, but not limited to: audio, video, photographs, documents, and physical artifacts
- Collect and integrate metadata into the digital Smart Vault system across all estate clients in an effort to create stronger searchability and connections between assets
- Work with members of the Assets & Archives team in achieving an entirely digital archive that ties directly to the source physical assets
- Inbound and catalog assets from new acquisitions into our archives system, ensuring the accuracy of asset delivery from the seller
- Assist in any advancements in the physical vault, including but not limited to organization techniques, searchability improvements, and additional storage solutions
- Organize, scan, and ingest legal files, contracts, and correspondence into a searchable database in an effort to support the Business Affairs team
- Identify key assets and IP to assist with marketing ideas and rights
- Ideate and work closely with the Asset Manager and the marketing team on the development of original music-centric media content (album projects, film, TV, podcasts, etc.)
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Library & Info Sciences, Music Business, or related field
- Experience in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
- Experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Passion for music, recorded music history, pop culture, and an understanding of the music business
- Brings scalable approaches and an understanding of physical and digital media
- Is versed in physical and digital file formats and has experience managing photography and creative libraries within the entertainment space
- Must be highly organized with a passion for marketing, audio, video, photography, and cinematic content
- Asset management or creative services experience
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong time-management skills
- Manages client assets according to investment preferences and company goals
- Fosters and maintains positive client relationships
- Compiles and presents asset management reports to clients, supervisors, and senior executives
- Contributes to marketing team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed
- Unstoppable work ethic
- Understanding of the music marketplace
- In touch with current trends and digital media
- Familiarity with the nuances of music IP management
- Ability to identify musical trends in the marketplace and anticipate those that will achieve significant fan bases
- Provide timely communication regarding the status of each asset & projects (i.e., alerting business affairs of legal issues, advising senior management of potential project overages or delays)
- Be a great problem solver – even more so, have the ability to anticipate issues before they arise and adjust accordingly
- Understanding of the workflow within a marketing, production, or creative department or company
- Background in Archiving preferred but not required
- Encyclopedic musical knowledge and interest in recorded music history
- Creative Marketing Ideas and how to execute
- Experience with audio and video editing software (Pro Tools, Premiere Pro, Audition)
- Project management expertise and experience in a process-centric, operational role
- Archiving and/or FileMaker Experience
Benefits
- Healthcare plan
- 401(k)
- Long-term and short-term disability
- Holidays
- Life insurance
- A hybrid work schedule
- Vacation time
Company Overview
Primary Wave is a provider of a full-service entertainment company with expertise in talent, literary, and music management. It was founded in 2006, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.primarywave.com.
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